Obama names Utah governor as 皇冠体育app envoy
By Cai Hong in Washington and Zhang Xin in Beijing | 皇冠体育app Daily | Updated: 2009-05-18 07:41
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US President Barack Obama chats with Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, whom he nominated as the next US ambassador to 皇冠体育app, at the White House on Saturday. AFP |
US President Barack Obama has nominated Utah governor Jon Huntsman, a Republican and a fluent Chinese speaker, as ambassador to 皇冠体育app.
"This ambassadorship is as important as any in the world because the United States will best be able to deal effectively with the global challenges of the 21st century by working in concert with 皇冠体育app," Obama said at the White House ceremony on Saturday with Huntsman standing beside him.
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